BBC: Once the world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji is getting up to 20% less rain every…
Month: December 2009
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Australia: Protesters dragged off coal train tracks
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Police have started dragging climate change protesters from the rail line leading…
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Avatar: Good News for 3D TV and Blu-ray? (PC World)
PC World – There’s little doubt that James Cameron’s much-hyped Avatar will be a hit…
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Alzheimer’s detection: What’s his name again? How celebrity monikers can help us remember
Famous mugs do more than prompt us into buying magazines, according to new research. Scientists…
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Nocturnal wind maximum mapped for first time
On beautiful, sunny days with quiet weather conditions a strong wind develops in the evening…
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How cancer cells protect themselves from low levels of oxygen
Not all regions of a tumor are equal in terms of their oxygen levels. One…
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Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America, study finds
Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge…
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Skull bone may hold the key to tackling osteoporosis
Scientists have uncovered fundamental differences between the bone which makes up the skull and the…
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Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light
A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA’s THEMIS mission has…
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Mars missions get final go-ahead
European states approve the re-shaping of their plans to explore Mars with separate orbiter and…